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vulgar
[ vuhl-ger ]
/ ËvÊl gÉr /
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adjective
noun
Archaic. the common people.
Obsolete. the vernacular.
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Origin of vulgar
1350â1400; Middle English <Latin vulgÄris, equivalent to vulg(us) the general public + -Äris-ar1
synonym study for vulgar
1. See common.
usage note for vulgar
Terms that are labeled Vulgar in this dictionary are considered inappropriate in many circumstances because of their association with a taboo subject. Major taboo subjects in English-speaking countries are sex and excretion and the parts of the body associated with those functions.
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British Dictionary definitions for vulgar
vulgar
/ (ËvÊlÉĄÉ) /
adjective
marked by lack of taste, culture, delicacy, manners, etcvulgar behaviour; vulgar language
(often capital; usually prenominal) denoting a form of a language, esp of Latin, current among common people, esp at a period when the formal language is archaic and not in general spoken use
archaic
- of, relating to, or current among the great mass of common people, in contrast to the educated, cultured, or privileged; ordinary
- (as collective noun; preceded by the)the vulgar
Derived forms of vulgar
vulgarly, adverbWord Origin for vulgar
C14: from Latin vulgÄris belonging to the multitude, from vulgus the common people
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